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Resolution Number	Title		Legislative Action Taken	Abstract
1976-C052	Urge Congress to Adopt Effective Hand Gun Control Legislation		Concurred As Substituted	The 65th General Convention urges that the U.S. Congress adopt effective hand gun legislation and that citizens support this legislation.
1976-D052	Commend Efforts to Control Nuclear Weapons		Concurred As Submitted	The 65th General Convention supports the SALT talks and efforts by governments to check the proliferation of nuclear arms.
1982-A060	Request the Establishment of an Inter-faith Conference on Armaments Policy		Concurred As Amended	The 67th General Convention authorizes a conference of interfaith leaders and other professionals to effect change in nuclear and other arms policies.
1982-D030	Endorse a Bilateral Freeze on the Testing and Production of Nuclear Weapons		Concurred As Substituted and Amended	The 67th General Convention endorses a bi-lateral nuclear freeze and nuclear disarmament. It encourages Church-wide support for these proposals.
1982-D031	Urge a Governmental Policy of No First Use of Nuclear Weapons		Concurred As Submitted	The 67th General Convention urges the governments of both the United States and the Soviet Union to adopt a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons.
1985-D011	Encourage the Lambeth Conference to Address the Issues of War, Violence and Nuclear Arms		Concurred As Submitted	The 68th General Convention encourages the 1988 Lambeth Conference to address the issues of war, violence, and the nuclear arms race.
1988-B013	Urge Continued Reduction of Nuclear Weapons and Funding for Human Needs		Concurred As Substituted and Amended	The 69th General Convention urges the leadership of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to continue to reduce nuclear weapons and to use funds diverted from nuclear arms for social and human needs.

1988-D056	Commend the Statement by the United Methodist Church on the Nuclear Crisis		Concurred As Substituted	The 69th General Convention commends for study the statement of the United Methodist Church entitled, "In Defense of Creation: The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace."
1988-D136	Commend Study of News From the Nuclear Free Pacific Movement		Concurred As Substituted	The 69th General Convention commends the study of news from the Nuclear Free Pacific Movement.
1988-D137	Commend Leaders for Efforts to Reduce Nuclear Armaments		Concurred As Amended	The 69th General Convention commends the efforts to negotiate peace between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and the negotiated reduction of nuclear armaments.
1991-B042	Express the Mind of the House Bishops Supporting Handgun Controls		Adopted	The House of Bishops reaffirms its support for handgun control and endorses the Brady Bill legislation now before Congress.
1991-D186	Express Concern Over Weapons in the Middle East and Call for Arms Controls		Concurred As Submitted	The 70th General Convention renounces the reintroduction of weapons into the Middle East and calls upon the U.S. government to restrict international arms sales.
1991-D187	Study and Report on the Issue of the International Sale of Armaments		Concurred As Substituted	The 70th General Convention expresses concern over the actions of the United States and other arms-producing nations contributing to the sale and spread of arms.
1994-A104	Deplore the Sale and Export of Conventional Armaments		Concurred As Amended	The 71st General Convention deplores the sale and export of conventional arms of war. It urges the Congress and the UN to adopt regulations prohibiting international arms sales.
1994-C023	Call for an International Ban on Antipersonnel Mines		Concurred As Amended	The 71st General Convention calls for a ban on anti-personnel and land mines and for a fund to promote awareness of land mines.

1994-D019	Request a Commission Study of Sale and Spread of Armaments		Concurred As Amended	The 71st General Convention asks the Standing Commission on Peace with Justice to study the sale and spread of armaments by reviewing pending state and national legislation on weapons and firearms.
1994-D122	Urge U.S. President to Sign a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty		Concurred As Amended	The 71st General Convention urges the U.S. government to take leadership in signing a comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and to pursue the elimination of nuclear weapons.
1997-D022	Support the Goal of Total Nuclear Disarmament		Concurred as Substituted	The 72nd General Convention supports the goal of total nuclear disarmament and urges further action by various governments and organizations.
2000-A006	Urge Government to Prohibit the Export of Handguns		Concurred as Amended	The 73rd General Convention urges the U.S. government to prohibit the export of handguns.
2000-B007	Request the Removal of Handguns and Assault Weapons		Concurred as Amended	The 73rd General Convention calls upon members of the Church to work toward the removal of handguns and assault weapons from homes, other residential communities, and vehicles.
Resolution Number	Title		Legislative Action Taken	Abstract